Are The Diplomats the most slept on hip hop group of all time?

Everytime some random backpacker makes a thread like “Whos da best hip hop group ever” we always get the same boring backpacker answers (Clipse, Outkast, Wu Tang, Tribe, some em stans even show out for D12 (lmfao!!)), But i have once to hear The Diplomats

Diplomatic Immunity 1 & 2 were whatevs but their mixtape game always on point.

Lol Dipset was never slept on, many other groups that didn’t get their recognition throughout the history of Hip Hop. Clipse aren’t a group, they’re a duo so you’re already wrong there. Outkast is also a duo. D12 fucks around a lot with their tracks, they just don’t care.

Who’s the best Hip Hop group ever

so they can say w/e they want even if they’re stans.

@IknowIcanmakeitthrough Doom Tee? Did you just make that up?

Also @SDVG, how old we talking here. I would def say Digable Planets or Naught by Nature. I never see their names unless I’m mentioning it myself. And their are plenty others.

I stan the dips but they aren’t the most slept on. Juelz(’s bandana) was/is popular for that and Cam’s always on a Complex list for some reason or another. I do think that people understate their talent and style though, J.R. in particular.

They are the reason for extreme use of the artist mixtapes nowadays. They changed fashion to flamboyance. (here there’s more)

That’s like saying Cash Money Millionaires (or Big Tymers) wasn’t good enough. Nobody in Hip Hop was talking about stuntin' and flossin' like them. Not even flashy ass P. Diddy and that’s what made them popular

Not every single member of the Wu-Tang is flawless. But we are talking about the group as a whole, aren’t we. The Wu-Tang made three classic albums as a group.

And if you compare the members of the groups with each other the Wu-Tang is probably even more superior over the Diplomats. If you make a list of the best rappers of both groups at least the five best rappers would be from the Wu-Tang. GZA made classic albums, Method Man did, Ghostface did, Raekwon did, Inspectah Deck did. And on the group albums every one did their thing. U-God still had some killer verses.

The only thing the Diplomats might win is the discussion about who the most swagger has.

Don’t know if you wanted to quote me (since that’s my qoute), but I mean the whole package. They might have some good aspects as a group, but that’s not enough. The question is why they’re never mentioned when someone asks which group the ‘best group ever’ is. They are just not better than Wu-Tang, ATCQ etc. So that’s why nobody mentions them.

When somebody asks you who the best rapper is, you’re not just going to mention a rapper you like. No, you’re going to mention the rapper you think is the best. It’s not strange that nobody thinks the Diplomats are the best group ever, because there are just so many great hiphop groups.

@Lampz A majority of people will answer with a rapper or group they like, they wouldn’t if they didn’t. But I see what you mean to a certain extent. Every group you mention has something the other doesn’t, so what defines the whole package. At least for you.